AU2013293424B2 - Fuel transfer system controlled by float valves - Google Patents
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- AU2013293424B2 AU2013293424B2 AU2013293424A AU2013293424A AU2013293424B2 AU 2013293424 B2 AU2013293424 B2 AU 2013293424B2 AU 2013293424 A AU2013293424 A AU 2013293424A AU 2013293424 A AU2013293424 A AU 2013293424A AU 2013293424 B2 AU2013293424 B2 AU 2013293424B2
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- tank
- fuel
- lower tank
- fuel transfer
- transfer line
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- 238000012546 transfer Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 134
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- 239000002828 fuel tank Substances 0.000 claims description 16
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
- B64D37/02—Tanks
- B64D37/14—Filling or emptying
- B64D37/20—Emptying systems
- B64D37/28—Control thereof
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7287—Liquid level responsive or maintaining systems
- Y10T137/7303—Control of both inflow and outflow of tank
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
- Float Valves (AREA)
- Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US13/559,227 US9038955B2 (en) | 2012-07-26 | 2012-07-26 | Fuel transfer system controlled by float valves |
| US13/559,227 | 2012-07-26 | ||
| PCT/US2013/049683 WO2014018250A1 (en) | 2012-07-26 | 2013-07-09 | Fuel transfer system controlled by float valves |
Publications (2)
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| AU2013293424A1 AU2013293424A1 (en) | 2014-10-23 |
| AU2013293424B2 true AU2013293424B2 (en) | 2016-09-15 |
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| AU2013293424A Active AU2013293424B2 (en) | 2012-07-26 | 2013-07-09 | Fuel transfer system controlled by float valves |
Country Status (6)
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| US (1) | US9038955B2 (pt) |
| EP (1) | EP2877400B1 (pt) |
| AU (1) | AU2013293424B2 (pt) |
| BR (1) | BR112015001317B1 (pt) |
| CA (1) | CA2869488C (pt) |
| WO (1) | WO2014018250A1 (pt) |
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| US8997780B2 (en) * | 2011-06-10 | 2015-04-07 | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | Fuel float valve |
| CN104960670B (zh) * | 2015-06-23 | 2017-04-19 | 中国航空工业集团公司西安飞机设计研究所 | 一种大型飞机下反机翼燃油系统通气箱余油排放方法 |
| CN105000192B (zh) * | 2015-08-19 | 2017-01-25 | 中国航空工业集团公司西安飞机设计研究所 | 一种应急放油方法 |
| GB2544806A (en) * | 2015-11-30 | 2017-05-31 | Airbus Operations Ltd | Aircraft fuel system |
| EP3636551B1 (en) | 2018-10-09 | 2021-06-23 | Bombardier Inc. | Aircraft fuel system and associated method |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US20110147530A1 (en) * | 2008-05-16 | 2011-06-23 | Elisen Technologies Inc. | Auxiliary fuel tank system |
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| US2516150A (en) * | 1945-08-01 | 1950-07-25 | Samiran David | Continuous flow multiple tank fuel system |
| US2969803A (en) * | 1956-03-22 | 1961-01-31 | Schulz Tool & Mfg Co | Center of gravity fuel control system |
| US6997415B2 (en) | 2003-12-31 | 2006-02-14 | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Method and arrangement for aircraft fuel dispersion |
| US7051979B2 (en) | 2004-01-29 | 2006-05-30 | The Boeing Company | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use |
| US7357149B2 (en) | 2004-01-29 | 2008-04-15 | The Boeing Company | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use |
| US7458543B2 (en) | 2005-06-10 | 2008-12-02 | The Boeing Company | Aerial refueling system |
| US7337795B2 (en) | 2005-10-17 | 2008-03-04 | The Boeing Company | Fuel balancing system |
| US8226040B2 (en) | 2008-08-25 | 2012-07-24 | Embraer S.A. | Continuous fuel management system for automatic control of aircraft center of gravity |
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- 2012-07-26 US US13/559,227 patent/US9038955B2/en active Active
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- 2013-07-09 CA CA2869488A patent/CA2869488C/en active Active
- 2013-07-09 WO PCT/US2013/049683 patent/WO2014018250A1/en active Application Filing
- 2013-07-09 BR BR112015001317-1A patent/BR112015001317B1/pt active IP Right Grant
- 2013-07-09 AU AU2013293424A patent/AU2013293424B2/en active Active
- 2013-07-09 EP EP13823807.6A patent/EP2877400B1/en active Active
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20110147530A1 (en) * | 2008-05-16 | 2011-06-23 | Elisen Technologies Inc. | Auxiliary fuel tank system |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| CA2869488A1 (en) | 2014-01-30 |
| US9038955B2 (en) | 2015-05-26 |
| WO2014018250A1 (en) | 2014-01-30 |
| EP2877400A4 (en) | 2016-03-23 |
| CA2869488C (en) | 2019-05-21 |
| BR112015001317A2 (pt) | 2017-07-04 |
| BR112015001317B1 (pt) | 2022-03-03 |
| US20140027575A1 (en) | 2014-01-30 |
| EP2877400A1 (en) | 2015-06-03 |
| EP2877400B1 (en) | 2019-01-16 |
| AU2013293424A1 (en) | 2014-10-23 |
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